“When he fought Margarito, Margarito was just coming forward. When he fought Cotto, Cotto was just coming forward. When he fought Joshua Clottey, Clottey was just coming forward. When he fought Ricky Hatton, Hatton was just coming forward,” said the trainer.

“But when you make him think, and you’ve got footwork – he gets lost every time,” Diaz claimed.

Bradley has been supremely confident leading up to the rematch, and believes his two fights in 2013 – against Ruslan Provodnikov and Juan Manuel Marquez – have adequately prepared him for Pacquiao again.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao has said he is motivated by Bradley’s constant barbs, as the American has accused him of losing his fire and killer instinct, and of being too compassionate inside the ring.